21. Twenty one
The night still continues, and the moon still accompanies the stars. Likewise, Hyungtae is still in the same position since landing his butt on Aera's soft sofa. He is still accompanying Aera who is fast asleep in his arms. Hyungtae doesn't feel tired or anything. He even doesn't try to move Aera to her bed so she can sleep more comfortably.
Aera who is crying, needed Hyungtae's chest as support. Until finally, she fell asleep without waking up until now. Luckily the sofa where he sits has a backrest that leans back so Hyungtae's back can rest comfortably.
It's three o'clock at night. After sleeping for a few hours, Hyungtae wakes up, and hard to fall asleep again. How can he?. A girl who sleeps in his arms like a duck takes refuge in her mother. "If you look closely like this, you look very beautiful. Your eyes, your nose, your lips, and everything is beautiful," Hyungtae whispered. He speaks in a very low tone so as not to wake Aera.
His hands mapped Aera's entire face. He really admired her, like Aera who really likes her chocolate ice cream. Hyungtae can't believe that he sleeps with Aera all night in the position like now. Again, Hyungtae smile when he is thinking about Aera. Who exactly is this girl? How can she touch his heart and steal his mind like this?
As time passed, the Sun began to show its arrival. The sunlight penetrated the thin curtains of Aera's room into the room where she is sleeping with a man.
Aera opened her eyes slowly. She had just returned from her dreamland. Her body has not moved at all and she is still trying to collect her soul.
After making sure, she is fully awake. She feels something strange about her. First, why does she sleep not in a lying position as usual? Second, she feels someone else's heartbeat at the same time as her own. Isn't that weird?. Looks like Aera hasn't fully realized yet. She must quickly summon her life so that it is fully collected.
After feeling really conscious, she knows that something is not right here. Aera immediately got up from her bed earlier, stood up, then was dumbfounded. "Oh my god, Kim! Why are you here?" Aera, ask the man who is still closing his eyes. Aera feels this is not right. How can she fall asleep in a man's arms all night like this? She is embarrassed, angry, and also confused.
Hyungtae opened his eyes wide he had woken up earlier than Aera. He just pretended to sleep in front of this dazed girl. Besides not being able to sleep, he is also curious about what kind of reaction Aera will show after this incident.
And this is the reaction, happy watching HyungTae.
"You cried until you fell asleep in my lap last night. I couldn't bear to wake you up. So I just let it be until morning came." Hyungtae explained. He is honest with his explanation. Aera also remembers what happened last night, so she doesn't want to be suspicious of Hyungtae. But why does she still feel strange, like there is something else to suspect.
"Okay, I get it. What time is it?" Aera immediately looks for her cellphone to see what time it is. "Still half-past six," Hyungtae answered first. I don't know when Hyungtae looked at the clock, and how can he know even though Aera doesn't see Hyungtae checking the clock.
"Y-you can go back to sleep in your room." expel Aera well. Where are people who politely evict? "Yeah, I'm going to my room now," said Hyungtae. Finally, he can move now. While talking to Aera, his body can't move since last night. Only his head can be expected to turn occasionally.